Research in History, Classics and Archaeology

Our researchers are active in many interdisciplinary Faculty Research Groups. They bring together scholars from different subjects and schools within the University, including: 

• Materiality, Artefacts & Technologies in Culture & History
• Cultural Significance of Place Research Group
• Gender Research Group
• Labour and Society Research Group
• Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Newcastle
• Postcolonial Research Network

We work with several research institutes at the University. They include the Humanities Research Institute and the Institute for Social Science.

These fellowships generally last for 12-24 months and have a research project as their focus, with a strong element of advanced training both in the research area and in transferable skills. The ideal fellow will be able to engage in a two-way transfer of knowledge, acquiring skills and/or knowledge from Newcastle researchers and sharing their expertise with them.

Applicants must have a compelling track record, appropriate to their career stage, of peer-reviewed publications in internationally recognised outlets, conference invitations or other indicators of success. Applicants must meet the scheme's eligibility criteria.

On the date of the deadline, candidates:

• Must have a PhD degree. This includes applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded their doctoral degree.
• Must have a maximum of eight years experience in research from the date on which the PhD was awarded.
• Cannot have spent more than 12 months of the past 3 years (immediately before the call deadline) in the UK.

Please consult the full eligibility criteria before submitting an expression of interest.

The next round for applications is now open.

If you are interested in applying please produce a document of no more than two sides of A4 setting out:

• An outline of the proposed project - with an indication of the preferred supervisor (who should also have been contacted)
• A summary CV

These should be sent to HCAResearch@ncl.ac.uk and copied to rachel.Hammersley@ncl.ac.uk by midday UK time on Thursday 16 June as a single PDF with your name as the file name. Applications which do not include both components and/or which are over-length will not be considered. A message indicating that the application has been received will be sent to all applicants. The documents will be considered by the relevant colleagues and the most promising applicant(s) will be contacted with further guidance and support for the purposes of submitting a full application with the nominated supervisor.

These fellowships are usually held for three years. They enable the award holder to pursue an independent research project, towards the completion of a significant piece of publishable research. The British Academy operates a two-stage process and there is no internal Newcastle competition. However, potential applicants are encouraged to contact their proposed supervisor and to indicate their intention to submit an outline application by writing to HCAResearch@ncl.ac.uk

Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for the scheme. They must

• Not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or comparable institution.
• Be a British citizen or a national from the European Economic Area or have gained their doctorate from a UK university.
• Be within a defined period (usually three years) of their Viva Voce examination.

Candidates can only apply once to this scheme. If you have previously applied and failed to reach the second stage you are not eligible to re-apply. Please consult the full eligibility criteria for the scheme to ensure that you meet the requirements before contacting us.

These fellowships are usually held for a period of three years on a full-time basis. They provide outstanding early career researchers with an opportunity to undertake a significant piece of publishable work. The Leverhulme Trust places particular emphasis on research that is original and of intellectual significance beyond a narrow field.

Applicants must have a compelling track record of publications and other indicators of success appropriate to their career stage. They must also meet the scheme's eligibility criteria. They must:

• Not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or comparable institution.
• Be within a defined period (usually four years) of submitting their doctoral thesis for examination.

Please consult the full eligibility criteria for the scheme before submitting an expression of interest.

Because the Leverhulme Fellowships require match funding from the institution we can only submit a limited number of applications. For this reason we hold an internal competition.

Anyone wishing to be considered for this scheme should submit the following by 12pm, Friday 17th November:

• A research proposal of no more than 1,500 words.
• A 500-word statement on their past and current research.
• A brief (2 page) CV.

These should be sent to HCAResearch@ncl.ac.uk by the stated deadline as a single PDF with your name as the file name. Applications which do not include all components and/or which are over-length will not be considered. A message indicating that the application has been received will be sent to all applicants.

The expressions of interest will be assessed by an expert panel from the School, which will meet within three weeks of the deadline for expressions of interest. The most promising applicants will be contacted in the week commencing December 11^th, and will be provided with further guidance to develop and support their applications for submission.